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| Three injured at speedway meeting | Three injured at speedway meeting |
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| A teenage girl was seriously injured and two other people hurt when a motorbike crashed into spectators at a Speedway event in Northumberland. | A teenage girl was seriously injured and two other people hurt when a motorbike crashed into spectators at a Speedway event in Northumberland. |
| The 14-year-old girl suffered head injuries when the bike left the track at Berwick Rangers Football Club in Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed. | The 14-year-old girl suffered head injuries when the bike left the track at Berwick Rangers Football Club in Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed. |
| The bike was being ridden by Paul Fry, from the Isle of Wight Islanders, who was also injured. | |
| A 14-year-old boy in the crowd was also hurt in the incident. | |
| The girl was taken to Berwick Infirmary but her injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. | The girl was taken to Berwick Infirmary but her injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. |
| Nasty incident | |
| Mr Fry, who sustained suspected broken toes, knee ligament damage and cuts and bruises, was treated at the scene. | |
| An Isle of Wight Islanders statement said: "Their [the riders'] machines locked together going into the first bend with both men hammering through the safety fence. | |
| "One bike used fence debris as a ramp and flew into crowd hitting two members of the public. | |
| "This was a very nasty incident, one that is thankfully very, very rare within this sport." | |
| Northumbria Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident which happened on Saturday evening. | Northumbria Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident which happened on Saturday evening. |